If we don't win the Flagg, what position should we go for at #9?

Trade up for Dylan Harper

 

idk how you watch game 1 and say our biggest need is at the 5.

WE NEED PLAYMAKING SO BADLY WHY I AM SHOUTING.

Kasparas or Derrick Queen. That's who I want at #9.

 

I think they're going to trade the pick for a veteran. I really hope not, but if they don't fare well against Golden State I expect them to panic and go for a quick fix like Durant. If they do, this pick is as good as gone.

 

There's a couple players that'd be a good fit. Cooper, Dylan, VJ, Kon and Kasparas. VJ, Dylan and Kon specifically are plug and play. I do think we're still too young to be worrying about winning and my biggest sour spot this year was the lack of development that Reed and Cam got. Hindsight is 20/20 though.

If we got a talent like Dylan or VJ and they rode the pine next year Id be furious. Im almost at a point where I want to see Reed start next year, wins be damned. I don't want another situation like that. If we got Harper or VJ they better get 20 minutes a night.

 

If we lose to GS and especially if we get swept, it would absolutely not be a panic trade. I’d even go as far as saying that if they continue going down this route with praying the youth somehow turn into superstars than it would be a massive disservice to themselves.

 

I am currently on the fence between using the pick and trading it. This is where I am.


If the Rockets survive the 1st round

OR

Get a Top 3 pick, keep the pick.


If neither of those happen, trade it for a vet who can make a real difference next season.

Surviving the 1st Rnd would mean the young guys have grown even more than expected and will be that much better next year so they can afford to absorb another young up and comer because the core 3 or 4 guys have matured enough to now be the vets.

 

Y'all think 9th pick is enough to get a guy like Kyrie or Ty Jerome?

 

Cooper
Harper
Ace
VJ
Tre Johnson
Kon
Maluach
Queen
#9

Likely one of those guys will be there at #9; someone will get bumped down. Queen is the only one that doesn’t really fit what we need but he’ll go top 10. The guys on this list are probably all worth drafting at #9.

 

Forget which position to draft. Trade Green + Jabari + our FRP + another Suns’ FRP to trade up to #1. A bad team gets an instant rebuild and we move a big step closer to truly contending.

 

Ok, you make that deal and you're looking at:

PG - Thompson (#4) / Sheppard (#3)
SG - Whitmore (#20) / Holiday
SF - Brooks / FA
PF - Flagg (#1) / Eason (#17)
..C - Sengun (#16) / Adams or Landale

Eh, could work.

I'd rather have the #1 pick AND keep all our young guys.

PG - Thompson (#4). / Sheppard (#3)
SG - Green (#2) / Whitmore (#20)
SF - Flagg (#1) / Brooks
PF - Eason (#17) / Smith Jr. (#3)
..C - Sengun (#16) / Adams or Landale

Go out the next year and win a Championship with that team and then live in double apron cap hell for 5 more years and just keep winning.

 

You’d be banking on Cam stepping up and playing a more well-rounded game. Hey, if Jalen can learn to be a decent defender, anyone can.

Then you’d bring in a quality FA or two for rotation duty and injury protection.

And if Sheppard emerges as a starter at PG, Amen takes Brooks’s spot in the lineup.